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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
THE WORK BASKET.
Now to Make . Pretty and UIseful BE.
ceptacie for Odds aad Eads.

Now to Make . Pretty and Useful BE.
ceptacie for Odds and Eads.
It is a sad statement, but neverthe'
less true one. to say that there arr
many wives who do not even possess q
work basket They FUSED to have a
pretty one before they were married
and had stacks Of sewing to do" to
use their own expression, but now the
press of other work has compelled
them to use an old box " the spools
and thread. and this is generally piled
SO high with undarned hosiery that it
is impossible to get at the scissors or
thread without tumbiing every thing
| out. Such state of disorder should
not be for moment allowed. There
are a dozen articles in any household
that may be converted into a work
basket, if one is not able to purchase
one at the store.
First. if there is much mending to
do an old peach basket, or even an old
bushel basket comes handy to hold the
articles needing repair. This should
be painted or vanished to make it
clean and fresh. and then lined with
bright paper-muslin. Any color will
do and a few pennies will purchase it.
An old straw hat may be treated the
same way for small work basket and
there are many of the small bonnets,
either of straw or other material. that
may be converted into very handsome
little spool and needle baskets.
70. old ladies or young ones who
are apt to mislay articles there is moth
ing r,ore handy than a housewife.
Not made in the ordinary way. out of
flannel and bound like a book, but
made of pretty. inch-wide ribbon. each
of different color. and all fastened
together by bow held by large safe
ty pin. which should be fastened to the
belt at the right side. At the ends of
the ribbon should be sewn pair of
scissors. strawberry cmery-bag, lit
tie pin-cushion, tumble bag and
spool bag. Such a housewife could be
worn all day and would be an addi-
ton, if any thing, to the toilet.
1t is great aid to keep all thread
and spool silk. except the black and
white commonly used. in separate
boxes. The linen thread, strong
needle. wax and shoe buttons, which
are so often called for in large fami-
lies should have a special little bag Of
theiv own and be kept hanging on a
certain nail. The prettiest bag is made
out Of heavy satin, either yellow or
bright red, made eight inches square.
with a running string about two
inches from the top and ''shoe ma
terials" embroidered on the outside in
plain outline stitch. Another bag. into
which all spools of silk may be drop
ped. may be made in the same way
and lettered silk for gloves"
Speaking of gloves, there is way of
mending the ripped seams which is not
known to many and which has been
found the best of many ways. That
is. to turn the finger Or other portion
on the wrong side and buttonhole
stitch the edges together, beginning
for a little distance beyond the rip and
beyond il. If it is finger
that needs mending, place it over the
same finger on the left hand, if posi-
ble.-N. y Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Harvard's gymnasium cost Sl1O."
900. Yale's $125.OO0, and Columbia's
t156. 900.
Fourteen women have Just gradu-
ated from the New York Medical Col.
lege for Women.
The whole number of churches in
the United States is 1872. 4S5; the whole
number OF ministers. 91.911; and Of
communicates. 1908 977.
"A few rich Chicago Presbyterians
are to give $3.50. 600 q year for five
years TO Lake Forest University. .
Presbyterian institution near Chicago.
The Hannibal (Mo.) Courier re-
ports that the revival services which
have been conducted by Major j. H.
Cole in that city have resulted in near.
ly seven hundred conversions 4
The first Protestant bell rung in
the City of Mexico-that of Baptist
church-was heard on the third Of
July. The church. just finished, was
begun in the month of February Of
the present year. There is attached
to it a parsonage and school.
The Irish Presbyterian General
Assembly has appointed two of its
ministers to be present at the Centen-
NAL Presbyterian Assembly. to he held
in Philadelphia in May next-Dr. Rob
ert Watts. professor in Belfast College,
and Rev. William Todd Martin, who is
rising into distinction rapidly in the
church which he is to represent
United Presbyterian.
The Island of Sardinia presents .
very interesting field for Bible work.
Though it contains about 100000 in
habitants. yet only ten in one thousand
can read. Last year no less than 1872
Bibled and 52S Tes,aments were sold,
and none were given away. There is
not female missionary to 3 quarter
of million of women for those countries
in which they alone can carry the Cos
pei to the secluded victims chiefly by
the tedious process of visits to tho
homes.-Missionary Rerieu.
DIR. Arnold's daily prayer was as
follows: 20 Lord, 1 have a busy world
around me; eye, ear and thought will
be needed for all my work to be done
in this busy world. Now, ere l enter
on it. l would commit eye and ear and
thought to Thee. Do Thou bless
them. and keep their work Thine, that
as through Thy natural laws my heart
beats and my blood flows without any
thought of mine. so my spiritual life
may hold on its course al these times
when my mind can not conspicuously
turn to Thee to commit each particular
to Thy service. Hear my
prayer. for my dear Redeemer's sake.
Amen"
At the recent Royal Academy BAN
4uet, Prof. Huxley concluded his speech
thus: cart and literature and science
are one; and the foundation of every
sound education, and preparation for
active life IN which a special education
s necessary should be some official
raining in all three. At the present
ime, those who look at our present
;ystems of education. so far as they are
within reach of any but the wealthiest
md most leisured class of the commune
y. will see that we ignore art altogeth-
II. that we substitute less profitable sub
ects for literature, and that the OBJ
ervation ofinductive science is utterly
gnOred."
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08

The threatened extinc ion of edel.
weiss and other Alpine flowers short
time ago led to the founding Of gar
dens and Enclosures for the cultivation
and protection of these plants At
one of the these mountain stations. at
a height of about I 500 feet plants of
the Pyrenees. the Hi malayas and the
Caucasus are cultivated. rs well az
those Of the Alps. -Boston BUDGET.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
Mrs Craue. a servant employee

Mrs. Craue. a servant employed
at the Saunders house in ST. Joseph.
Neb.. fell out of a fourth story window
and escaped with a broken toe. She
was sitting on the window sill of her
room in her night dress and probably
fell asleep At any rate she fell from
the window. landi.g on the roof Of q
kitchen. whence she rolled OF to The
ground, two stories farthec
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08

-Simpson-Is this Browns SPIRIT
Deep ghostly voice-It is. Simpson
Well. say. old fellow. can't you tell
me how to win the good graces Of Miss
Smith, You've no more show now
and well call the five dollars that vou
owe me OF
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08

The full-grown hog has forty-io~a
teeth. of which twenty-eighs are prs
cedsd BY pig teeth
Bent County register., 1887-06-25
business eotals.

The City Drug Store for jewelry.
Take your prescriptions to w w
Louden.
The finest line of millinery goods
at Chas. Reitler's.
The Stock Exchange is the place
to get good meal.
Any kind or quantity of queens
ware to be had at Chas. Reitler's.
An immense stock of the latest
style gents clothing at Cbas. .Reitler's.
"A full assortment of artists ma
terials at Brooks & Decker's.
Everything in the grocery line at
Chas. Reitler's.
Insure you- property in good
Companies with GooDALE & COOPER
Hats and caps to suit the taste of
all at Chas. Reitler's.
Go to Wilson, the jeweler, for
watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware
and spectacles. Louden's drug store.
Fine watch repairing made
speciality by Wilson, the jeweler,
and satisfaction guaranteed. Lou
denis drug store. 81
Having now complete control of
the City Drug Store will be pleased
70 have all my friends and patrons
call My object is to please.
w w T.ounrr.
Bent County register., 1887-06-25

The game of ball Tuesday be-
tween the Lamar and Granada clubs
resulted in a victory for Lamar with
a score of over two to one.
F. G. Descent and A. E. Bent
will lay off additions to Lamar.
Nothing like having room enough
for the town to spread out.
The road near the river bridge
is badly in need of repair. There is
bad hill for loaded teams just as
the timber is reached going from
town.
In the programme for the 4th of
July celebration at Las Animas, the
mayor and council, fire department
and brass band, of Lamar, are as
signed places.
&C. o. Barton was up from old
Granada Monday. He will sell at
private sale or auction to-day In
town number of horses, wagon,
harness, &c.
The hardest storm known here
since Lamar was started occurred
a year ago this afternoon. The rain
came down in sheets and the wind
blew very hard.
Mr.. Walter Wyble, editor of
the Greeley County, (Kas.,) Gazette,
an old acquaintance of ye editor was
in town Wednesday and swapped
old stories with US.
| Thirty thousand head of cat
Ftle is the number reported to have
reached Trail City over the trail this
season. So far this year Trail City
has been on her good behavior.
They have been having heavy
rains at Trinidad and the old timers
can explain the floods and extra
rains in no other way than that the
grangers have struck the country.
Oyer two thousand head of cattle
were shipped from Las Animas last
Sunday. Our yards will have to
be moved farther from town before
much shipping is done from here.
1t makes the little burg east of
US, which in time will really be an
addition to Carleton, awful mad
that Lamar is wholesale town and
the great supply point of eastern
Colorado.
Judge Joseph Bradford, of Las
Animas, was in town Tues
day shaking hands with &C
quaintancos and making new friends
who would be pleased to have hin
visit our city oftener.
1t would be great convenience
to our people if one of the freigh
trains going west between noon ant
two o'clock would carry passengers
AS it is, it takes whole day to visi
Las Animas on an hours business.
Miss Alice Turney, sister O.
Mrs. F. w. Burger and Mrs. Dore
of Denver, and Miss Allie Bnrger
who has been attending school a
Denver, all came down from tina
city Monday and are at the Burger
House.
We are in receipt of Vol. l. No
8 of the Cheyenne Wells Gazette
c. NJ. Morrison, editor. 1t is q 81,
column folio, neatly printed, and
full of its town news. We wish
Mr.. Morrison and his paper every
success.
That unhealthy smell that per
vaded the atmosphere of even The
outlying lots of the additions as wei
! as to afford a sufficiency to go al
around al over town one day las
week was innocenfsyy the cause o
great alarm for it was only ~ u
voice of limburger being opened VI
at one of our lnnch counters.
Bent County register., 1887-06-25

AlNo peAa.
New moon.
Nights cool.
Pleasant evenings.
Good summer weather.
Three blacksmith shops in town.
The land Office has a new safe.
Tie city is free of debt. Keep
it SO.
Scarlet fever is reported at La
Junta.
Tuesday was the longest day of
summer.
The Hotel Deming has a new
manager.
j. w. Kriger has the llmps.
It's boil.
y. Z. Godding was up to Rocky
Ford Tuesday.
Joe Mescalf has developed into
regular typo.
There was 4 light sprinkle
Monday night.
"A week from Monday is the
glorious Fourth.
There was dance at the hall
Thursday night.
They are still having washouts
up west of here.
The big rise in the river last
year was in july.
Trade is good, the best kind,
say our merchants.
Mrs. J. II. Holmes is visiting
a. Lakin this week.
-spivey & Holmes Bros, got in
a new safe Thursday.
&C. NJ. Staple was up to Las
Animas Wednesday.
So far this is prosperous year
throughout the west
F. Peterson & Co have mp large
and attractive signs.
Rev II. L. Beardsley will preach
at Dayton tomorrow.
Mr.. Royal will start the street
sprinkler in few days.
Father Beglcy has taken charge
of the Dodge City Sun.
Mrs. d. +. Stokes will move on
her claim in few days.
j. B. Woods put the new safe
up stairs in the land office.
The Palace theatre opens to-
night with free adlnissisn.
-Conresting claims is getting tc
be an every day occurrence.
The first crop on sod has proven a
happy surprise to our farmers.
"A new sidewalk has been laid
in front of the Star Restaurant.
j. f. Church was up from
Springfield a.few days this week.
-R. L. Mitchell was up to Kit
Carson the fore part of the week
j. a. Woodcock returned IN
day from trip TO Pratt county q as.
j. w. Decker has been y; to
Rocky Ford several days this TEX.
There will soon be mail ipte
between Lamar and Cheyenne NfEls-
DR.. Rice is tired of boss,nng
and will keep house and bo,lrd at
home
Mrs. Weir has her prs-ei ,ptisu
claim fenced and five acres of Ian 4
broke.
"A good many of our people arr
speculating in lots at Chcyannt
Wells.
DR.. Rice wrote up the Toprist
City excursion for the Garden City
Sentinel. :
| Joe Newland, clerk in
tler's store, has gone back to
airi.
Bent County register., 1887-06-25

moving west. Let her come.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. O. Descent
went up to Rocky Ford Wednesday
night.
The town company wind mill
has the appearance of needing
repairs.
They are all nice rooms for offices
up stairs in the Cooper & Goodale
building,
M. l.. Swift & Co. have screen
doors up at the grocery entrance Of
their store.
Bona Hensel gave Lamar over a
two column write up in the Pueblo
Chieftain.
This is supposed to be the dull
season but it does not look dull
about Lamar.
The round up crowd working
Main street Tuesday looked like a
minstrel troupe.
"A roundup party crossed herd
at the bridge yesterday workin G
down the river.
M. II. Thomas family have
come up from Lakin and he feels at
home once more.
The Leader Office has been en-
larged and improved by new
jobbcr and material.
II. NJ. Hall, blacksmith from
Iowa, is putting up a shop just east
of Mitchefl's stable.
-Gillett & Forbes have EN-
larged their place of business to
twice ITS original size.
Miss Saint accompanied her
father to Las Animas Tuesday to
see the queer old town.
The band is improving. Their
concert Wednesday night was the
best they have ever given.
The soil dries out sooner on the
low lands than it does on the high
lands say the observers.
w A. Alcorn is in from Swift
City. He keeps the stage stand for
two routes and is doing well.
Take chance in the rattle for a
Jersey COW to-day. Rattle to take
place at the French Kitchen.
-Koen Bros. ditcher has been
grading the streets In the Holmes q
Parmenter addition this week.
John Hess has painters and cal
penters at work improving the ap
pearance of his place of business.
City. Marshall Talbot returned
Tuesday from a trip to Kansas City
Chicago and other western cities.
One beauty of this country i,
that the nights are always COO
enough to admit of good night,
rest.
Every man should own his owl
| home and the time to obtain homt
at little cost in this country is righ
now.
The small boys have begun tc
celebrate the Foarth already. Toy
pistols and fire-craekers catches al
their nickles.
Charles Bailey. secretary of tn,
Whitney town company, returned
Monday from Kansas accompanied
Iby his bride.
| The mother of Miss Berth;
Gray arrived here from the eat las taas
week and is visiting at the residenc,
Of j. E. Godding.
The Lamar base ball club hay,
challenged the Fort Lyon club
The latter are all soldiers and play
a very good game.
Station Agent McReynolds ha:
been very sick the past week. He
is much better now and will soon be
at his desk as usual.
They have been raising crops al
the foot of the mountains and in the
foothills near Trinidad for tifteer
years without irrigation.
S. II. Devin, the pitcher for oul
base ball club, understands his bust
Bent County register., 1887-06-25
U. S. LAND OFFICE,

U. S. LAND OFFICE,
BENT LAND DisrRIcT, LAMAR, CoLo.
Hon. FRANK AnBcKLE, Register.
Hon. FRANK SHRocK, Receiver.
Toffice hours from 10 to IL a. NJ, and
from l to 8 O'Clock p. NJ.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05
SENATOR wALCHALL

Will make the opening speech OF his
canvass for reelection at Clarksdale,
Coahoma county, tomorrow. He
will speak upon the political issues Of
the day, State and national, and direct
and clear as he always II, will COM
msnd the attention oil the people. In
selecting Clarksdsle for an occasion
Of 80 much intesest to him.
self as we'll as the people Of Nissis-
sippi, Senator Walthsll will crafty the
Democrats CT the Shoestring District,
who have hitherto been much ne
elected by their brethren OF the hills.
Sure as he must be OF bis reelection
the Senator Is makirg a canvass
ard thus meeting the people face
to face Is but fulfilling duty
he owes them to give an account Of
his stewardship, and take council
with them as TO the future. A Demo
Graf, and Their fore man tf the peo'
pie and for the people, he will tel
them Of what may be the leading
questions in CoDgreBg next session
what especially Is likely o, a
least ought to be done with
the financial and the tariff questions
These are to be the questions Of thu
coming presidential CANVASS and theiI
treatment by tho Democrats in con
gress will have much to do with thu
success or defeat Of the party in 1888
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05
MEMPHIS DAILY ArPEAL--.TUESDAY. JULY 5, 1887.

fusion 10 the Salisbury government.
The law will thea bs made odious, And
what was intended to be productive
Of tragedy be the basis Of . comedy Of
errors, perhaps roaring farce. With
the temper Of Lord Randolph Church.
III and his declared purposes
in view, there lie no know
ing just what good effects may
ultimately come to Ireland out OF the
most infamous OF the fiiiy.four crimes
acts passed for. the coercion Of the
Irish people during the reign Of Vic.
toris. Out Of weakness cometh forth
strength. Out Of the vote Of the To.
rice may come the coveted boon OF
home rule. There is a silver lining
TO the darkest clouds, and bahind thit
crimes act there may ba the legislative
freedom Of Ireland
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05
IssANE ASYLUM CRUELTY.

The revelations made at q recent In.
v,stigation before two Of the Commits
sioners Of the State Board OF Charities
OF New York a. TO the management OF
the insane In the Ward, leland Asy-
lum, are dlssrsceiul to all concerned.
The testimony q former patients and
employs proves conclusively that
owiIg 10 ibhuman AID brutal treat
ment by the attendants many patients
died, che Of them while he was yet
being hauled shout the yard by the
legs by two rufiians, one OF whom
us,d tyr his own amutemOnt TO pull
an old man patient by bis whiskers
shout the ward until he was seized
with fiis, his antics In which condition
would convulse the brutal keeper
with laughter. Many Of the patients
confined In this hell were mere In.
ebriatss, who under ordinary treat.
ment ought TO have been turned out
after q months detention, but
they were beaten and cuned
and kicked about and starved
for want Of proper food and reasona-
bic quantity Of II and were 90 terror.
lied that they were afraid TO testify.
even q, ooroner's irquests, because the
keepers have the power to send them
up ss.incursbles and imprlson them for
life. George Anderson, q Texan, con.
fned for time a an ntbrisie, but no q
al large, raid that he saw Mendelsohn
murdered. State Commissioner Craig
asked him II he reported itat ones aud
Anderson answered, "0h, nor laugh
ing. IL knew better. ] would hay,
been pronounced q permanent luna
tic aud kept In the asylum for life.
THAT 10 nonsense" raid Commits
sioneT Craig, sharply. But Anderson
promptly responded, 81 am entitled
TO my opinion. sir; l knew how thos,
things worked" Craig Ia q politician
Who owes his place 10 the party anC
he was anxious to shield the iniamoul
bruies and porpeluAte the system o
murder and murderous treatment b,
clubs and bad food that Ia winke'
At by the doctors, who, like the Epls
copal chaplain Williams, no donb
think the patients ought TO be crate
ful that they are permitted "a NEE
death al the hands Of the murderou
keepers rather than wait tie slow pro
ce's ol nature. Nothing shows III,
effect Of the debAsing iuanences Of III,
politics Of New York city moro than th,
disclosures that thus have made II ap
parent that the Wards Island insan,
asylum lie n hell surprising Dante
power to paint. II the power TO pun
ish The doctors aud their brutal sub
ordinates 10 voted In Mayor Hewitt
he ought 10 make short work OF them
and II there 10 law under and b,
which they can be punished a. crimi
malls, u should DO enforced upon then
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05
TuE CogHCI,N NH,

viii BE- passed by the House Of Dom.
mons on Thursday next updor the
pressure Of cloture. The Irish mem.
bolS will not iuterposs a word Of oh.
lection. Tney have determined upon
seouss sier aJiouinmen,. the mere
suggestion II which gives The Ministry
a gro't deal Of anxiety They viii, Ne
all the Naiionalis,s Ia,end to, pursue
the even tenor o. their way ~ II there
was no such act in existence. This
will briDs, perhaps, 10000 men In
oontac, with Il, Overflow the jaIls and
PRISONS, increase the work Of the
Judges and the expense Of prosecu-
usss and bring shame and con.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05
TRENTON, TENN.
The Fourth enthusiastically o..
seFved-Gov. Taylar's speech,
ESPECIAL TO rHx APPHAL.l


TRENTON, TENN July 4.-The lar. est
crowd that Trenton hes ever seenbefore
assembled here today 10 meet Gov. Tay.
lor.It seemed that the 10 En was foil last
summer when the candidates for Gov.
efnor spoke here, but the rowd today
was even larger than that vast con.
course Of people. People from
all quarters came porting in hom
all directions at 40 early hour this
morning Notwithstanding the rain,
and by 10 o'clock the square was liz.
orally q cold macs OF humanity. The
rain ceased about o o'clock, tie cloudl(
obscnred the SUI, and the day waj
pleasant. A stage was erected In any
open space beautifully decorated with
flowers, aud sbove sill q number ON
fags fosted. A thousand flags waved
from the fronts OF business houses and
private residences. Tue whole town
was beautifully dressed in liz
holiday apparel and tho pubic
heart seemed throb With Joy and
exultant pride al the Apr 9scn OF our
Governor. He was borne In chariot
with thirty girls dressed in white, zach
bear pg flag, at the bead of long
pf0c~islon, through the principal
streeis 10 the place arranged for the
speASi0g, where the entire crowd lis
tened with intense interest for an hour
and bali 20 a charac,eri, tic speech
Of Bob Taylor. II was C . aractsiistic
speech, for II WAS logical, elo-
gnent and pointed, sucl as only
Bob lay OF eau make. The
enthusiasm Of ths crowd ran high.
He carried the audience along with
him by the force OF his argument,
his esrneetness aud eloquence, and
undoubtedly be stands before our PEG.
pie today completely indicated Of any
feeble charge the boiling. dissffect-
I'd element Of true Democracy
have brought against him. The
people OF Gibson county are
unquestionably Ia sympathy with
the administration. They indorse hii
every official act and are proud OF
Governor who dGyes 10 do his
duty 10 the people at the hazard
OF mourning the displeasure OF favorite
leaders and political ringsters. The
opposition TO the administration has
only served IN warm the hearts Of the
people toward the z Governor, aud
the unpreced demonstrat,GH
here today clearly show II.